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Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker

Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (also known as Batman of the Future: Return of the Joker in Europe and Australia) is a 2000 American direct-to-video animated film featuring the comic book superhero Batman…

20 November 2000

Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Kemco, released 20 November 2000 on Nintendo 64 and PlayStation. The main story takes about 2 hrs to finish.

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What Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker is

Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Kemco and released in 2000. It was published by Ubi Soft Entertainment. It is available on Nintendo 64 and PlayStation.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (also known as Batman of the Future: Return of the Joker in Europe and Australia) is a 2000 American direct-to-video animated film featuring the comic book superhero Batman and his archenemy, the Joker. It is set in the continuity of the animated series Batman Beyond, in which Bruce Wayne has retired from crime fighting, giving the mantle of Batman to high school student Terry McGinnis, and serves as a sequel to both Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures. As in the TV series, Will Friedle and Kevin Conroy star as Terry McGinnis and Bruce Wayne, respectively. Mark Hamill, who played the Joker opposite Conroy in Batman: The Animated…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Batman series

Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker is the 67th of 221 entries we hold in the Batman series. It arrived 2 years after Giga Fighters Batman & Robin. The next entry was Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker in 2000.

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How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 2 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 3 hrs, roughly 1.5 times the length of the critical path.

What it launched against

Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker launched on 20 November 2000, within three weeks of Counter-Strike, Escape from Monkey Island, Jet Grind Radio and The Operative: No One Lives Forever.

Released around the same time: Counter-Strike, Escape from Monkey Island, Jet Grind Radio, The Operative: No One Lives Forever.

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Quick answers

Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker — frequently asked questions

When did Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker come out?
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker was released on 20 November 2000 for Nintendo 64 and PlayStation.
How long does it take to beat Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker?
The main story of Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker takes around 2 hrs, or 3 hrs for 100% completion.

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